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“The fool of the White House got slapped at the beginning of his road in your lands,” al-Rimi said in a reference to the Jan. 29 raid.

The White House declared the operation “a success” but US military officials told Reuters that Trump approved the covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support, or adequate backup preparations.

The raid, in al Bayda province, resulted in a “brutal firefight” which left US Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens dead, along with 15 Yemeni women and children.

The base had been identified as a target before the Obama administration left office on January 20.